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National CACFP Week is Coming Up – Are You Ready?
National CACFP Week is March 12-18,2023. What can you do to celebrate?
Read MoreCACFP Required Annual Training FY2023
Back to Blog Back to Blog CACFP Required Annual Training FY2023 The CACFP plays a vital role in nutrition equity for children and adults in centers and day care homes by providing access to healthful meals. Sponsors and providers are critical for the continued success of this program. The required annual training in the Child…
Read MoreFacilitators and Barriers to FCCH Enrollment in CACFP
In December 2022, the Indiana University CACFP Project Team released a report describing the facilitators and barriers to CACFP participation by family child care homes (FCCHs). The report concludes with suggestions for potential strategies to promote participation in the CACFP by FCCHs. The study was conducted in two states, Arizona and New York, that have varying levels of CACFP participation. The study outlines the facilitators and barriers to FCCHs’ enrollment in CACFP and recommends a few strategies to increase participation.
Read MoreSponsoring Organizations Well-Positioned to Apply for WIC Outreach Subgrants
Apply for WIC outreach funding! Sponsoring organizations are well placed to do great WIC outreach, as they have large networks of providers with whom they can disseminate WIC information. Providers will then have the information they need to share with the families they serve who may be eligible to participate in WIC.
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Home-Canned Fruits and Vegetables
We’ve covered home-frozen foods, now how about home-canned foods? Are they #CACFPCreditable?
Read MoreNominations Open for the Board of Directors
Board members serve a three-year term. Each year, one-third of the board seats are up for election. This year there are four seats to fill.
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Home-Frozen Fruits
Using frozen fruit is a great way to incorporate out-of-season flavors in your menu planning. But is it #CACFPCreditable if you do the freezing yourself?
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Crediting Tomatoes, Avocados and Pumpkins
If you wee a botanist, you would say that tomatoes, avocados and pumpkins are fruits because they have seeds surrounded by a fleshy exterior and they grow from the flower of the plant. But does that line up with how they credit in the CACFP?
Read MoreFree Webinar: New Year, New Recipes!
We are starting 2023 off right with some brand new, CACFP-approved recipes. Join us on Zoom for this fun, free webinar!
Read MoreSesame Added as Ninth Major Food Allergen
On January 1, 2023, sesame was officially added to the list of major food allergens defined by law, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). So what does this mean?
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